Arlington Heights Opinion
-
Impose fees for cars idling at drive-upsJul 07, 2014 1:01 am - We are paying $4-plus for gasoline, and yet we sit in our cars at the drive-ups thinking nothing of the excess pollution that our idling cars are making. If we could get...
-
The SoapboxJul 05, 2014 5:01 am - Joining soccer's growth: After the U.S. team's World Cup showing, it will be interesting to watch Major League Soccer attendance. With seven of the team's starting ...
-
Life has no beginning but is a continuumJun 30, 2014 5:01 am - In the Your Views section on June 24, Jim Finnegan mentioned the question of when life begins, and it prompted me to address my view. It is disturbing for me to read and...
-
Drop in profits will be temporaryJun 30, 2014 5:01 am - The recent Tax Watchdog article about declining public golf course revenues and ensuing editorial paint a seemingly startling picture of "failing" golf courses now being...
-
Cutting coal emissions a reachable goalJun 29, 2014 5:01 am - A recent letter about our president's policies being in shambles was startling in the number of ill-informed accusations and the tone of disdain and dismissal directed t...
-
The SoapboxJun 28, 2014 5:01 am - Remembering Depke: In the 1980s when Lake County was divided along growth or no-growth lines, everyone knew where Bob Depke stood. The former county board chairman...
-
Memorial Day event surpassed all othersJun 28, 2014 1:01 am - The Memorial Day Committee thanks everyone for making the 95th annual Arlington Heights Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony one of the very best in our history. Once again,...
-
Lavish improvements on campus burdensomeJun 27, 2014 5:01 am - I am writing in response to recent articles in the Daily Herald, "Competing for student dollars" and "Is a college degree still worth it? Study says yes." In the first a...
-
The SoapboxJun 21, 2014 5:01 am - Welcome, Goliath! Goliath, Great America's monstrous and terrifying new wooden coaster, is now open to the public. No slings and stones required to take on this...
-
So much money spent on district logoJun 18, 2014 5:01 am - The District 214 marketing gurus recently sent a mailing describing and glorifying their new logo and "marketing approach." What a great waste of tax money. Why does thi...